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U.S. teen Mikaela Shiffrin, at 18 looking to become the youngest winner of five slaloms in one calendar year, finished second. Olympic slalom champion Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany was third. Canadian Marie-Michele Gagnon was fourth.

“It was tough for me,” said Schild, who celebrated her fourth career win in a Lienz slalom. “I had not a good feeling in the first run. In the second, my skiing felt really well and I just tried to point my skis down.”

The victory was Schild’s 54th career podium in slalom. She is tied with fellow Austrian Annemarie Moser-Proell (downhill) for the second most in one discipline. Only Austrian skier Renate Goetschl has more, with 59 top-three finishes in downhill.

Shiffrin has never made a secret of her admiration for Schild, making her defeat bearable.

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“I always want to win but she skied better and was faster,” Shiffrin said. “I am OK with taking second place. If she skies better, I am all for it. She is still one of my idols and she keeps inspiring me. As long as I am on the podium with her, I am happy.”

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